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First, let's introduce what kind of characters Violet and Gilbert are, the main characters of "Violet Evergarden". We'll start by introducing basic information such as their profiles.
Violet Evergarden
A girl with blonde hair and beautiful blue eyes. Originally an orphan, she has been fighting as a weapon to kill people on the battlefield, so she has little emotion or expression. After the war, she grows through her work as a letter writing service called Doll.
Gilbert Bougainvillea
The second son of the Bougainvillea family, a distinguished family of border margraves, he is currently serving as a major in the Leidenschaftlich Army. In the flashbacks of the anime version, he is 25 years old. He has a well-proportioned face and emerald-like green eyes. He has a serious and honest personality, but because he is an excellent soldier, he can make cold-hearted decisions on the battlefield. By the way, many people think he is married because of a line in the anime version, but he is not married!
How did the two meet?
The two first met when Gilbert's older brother Dietfried picked up Violet on the battlefield and forced her onto Gilbert. Dietfried's subordinates were killed by Violet on the battlefield, but he couldn't leave the young girl alone and brought her home, but he found her too much to handle.
Dietfried tells Gilbert to "treat her as a weapon," but the kind-hearted Gilbert can't do that. Gilbert names the nameless girl "Violet" and teaches her many things.
Superior and Subordinate
Violet, who possesses high physical abilities, works as a subordinate to Gilbert, a soldier. However, although Violet is faithful to Gilbert's orders, she always waits for instructions and does not develop any "emotions" or "desires".
Even so, Violet's trust in Gilbert is absolute, and as they spend time together she begins to think that she must protect him even at the cost of her own life. However, the two of them are assigned to a harsh mission during the war...
The last words were "I love you with all my heart"
Violet and Gilbert's troops were cornered by the enemy and lost most of their troops. Then Violet and Gilbert protected each other and both were seriously injured... Finally Gilbert could no longer walk. Even so, Violet, who had lost both arms, tried to carry Gilbert by holding his clothes in her mouth to bring him to his friends.
Even though she must have been in severe pain, Gilbert saw her devoting herself to him without a single whimper and cried out, "Stop it!" Gilbert then told Violet, "You live and be free. I love you with all my heart." After that, a big explosion occurred, and when Violet woke up, she was in a military hospital. The war was over and Gilbert was nowhere to be found.
Actually, in the original work, Gilbert is alive! ?
Actually, in the light novel that the anime is based on, Gilbert is alive and reunites with Violet! At the end of the anime, there was a scene on a train where Violet was in trouble, but in the original work, Gilbert comes to her rescue at this time (in the anime, Gilbert's brother rescues her).
And when Violet finally meets Gilbert, she tells him, "No matter what form it takes, please stay by my side." Gilbert responds, "I'm not going anywhere... I need you. I'm by your side." Violet also tells him that she has begun to understand a little bit of what it means to love someone.
Summary of Violet and Gilbert's relationship
In the anime version, Gilbert's life or death is unknown, so they are separated on the battlefield as boss and subordinate. However, from Gilbert's statement that "I love you with all my heart," there is no doubt that he had feelings for her that were more than just that of a subordinate. In the original work, when the two meet again, they go on dates on their days off. In the original work, they are reunited, so it is interesting to see whether they will meet again in "Violet Evergarden: The Movie," which has been postponed as of May 2020!
